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British Post Of'ficein Hakodate lJamnl
-Hakodate 1859 1879
Hakodate is situatedon the southem end of Hokkaido,the north island of Japan.
A British consulate was opened in Hakodate in 1859; postal-agencieswere opened at same time at the
other treaty ports but not at Hakodate. The American consulate opened in 1871.
View of Hakodate Customs House